Carla Lane

Carla Lane

Born: August 5, 1928
Died: May 31, 2016
in Liverpool, England, UK
Carla Lane (born Romana Barrack) was an English writer and producer, known for "The Liver Birds" (1969), "Butterflies" (1978) and "Bless This House" (1971). She was married to Arthur Hollins.

She was a lifelong vegetarian who inherited her interest in animal welfare from her grandfather, an RSPCA supervisor.

In 1989 she awarded an O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to the television industry. but returned it in 2002 in protest at a C.B.E. (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) being awarded to the managing director of Huntingdon Life Sciences, a company which specialise in testing on animals.

Movies for Carla Lane...

There's Only One Paul McCartney
Title: There's Only One Paul McCartney
Character: Self
Released: June 2, 2002
Type: Movie
An affectionate portrait of the man and the musician in a week that sees the ex-Beatie playing at the Buckingham Palace concert. With contributions from Bono, Mike Myers , Dustin Hoffman , Meryl Streep , Cilia Black, Bob Geldof , Dale Winton , Travis and Richard Branson